The Feathered Sun... is found on buffalo hides used as cloaks and occasionally as a background for ceremonies. The Sun is composed of concentric circles formed of stylized eagle feathers; the resulting impression is particularly evocative in that the symbol simultaneously suggests center, radiation, power, and majesty. (The Feathered Sun: Plains Indians in Art and Philosophy [Bloomington, IN: World Wisdom Books, 1990], p. 100.)
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Silence and Spirituality Illustrated Web shows inspired by Frithjof schuon's books. Essay by Titus Burckhardt "Metaphysics and Virtue in Sufism" Summary
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"The
Sophia Perennis is to know the total Truth and, consequently,
to will the Good and love Beauty; and this in conformity to this Truth,
hence with full awareness of the reasons for doing so." NEW: Pathways to an Inner Islam Two new books by Dr. William Stoddart.(PDF) Invincible Wisdom: Quotations from the Scriptures, Saints, and Sages of All Times and Places These books can be ordered at Eye of the Heart Special
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At Fons Vitae Alone
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"Above the clouds of our day to day live there shines
the ever-constant Sun of the Immutable Spirit. It is a rare joy to be
reminded of the rare truth of the aphorisms contained in this beautiful
book. Each of them is a ray of light that both illuminates and warms,
and reveals the Path of Return."
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The Jagadguru and the Red Indian René Guénon, a chapter from one of his book Frithjof Schuon & Seyyed Hossein Nasr Nature and Unity of the Principle ![]() courtesy of Deon Valodia |
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